HORSE RACING

New Orleans could be nice for Coastal Sunrise

Published: Friday, December 21, 2012 at 5:35 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, December 21, 2012 at 5:35 p.m.

Coastal Sunrise will try to make it two stakes wins in a row as she enters today’s Letellier Memorial Stakes at Fair Grounds in New Orleans.

The 2-year-old, Florida-bred daughter of Congrats is the 5-2 favorite in the 6-furlong dirt race. She has won three of her first four races, including the Xtra Heat Stakes at Delaware Park in October.

A win in the Letellier would make it three wins in a row for the filly, which was bred by Richard Wilson. Coastal Sunrise is one of eight 2-year-old fillies in the race, including 3-1 second choice Brotherhood Singer.

The 2-year-old daughter of Dehre, Brotherhood Singer is trying for her first stakes win. She finished seventh in the Pocahontas Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs in October.

Fellow Florida-bred Irish Lute is the third choice at odds of 4-1. The daughter of Midnight Lute broke her maiden on her second try in November at Churchill Downs. She was bred and is owned by Donarra Thoroughbreds.

The Letellier is set for 4:55 p.m. and is race No. 9 in the program.

In today’s $125,000 Thirty Eight Go Go Stakes at Laurel Park, Florida-bred Onepointthreekarats is the second choice at odds of 4-1.

The 4-year-old Medaglia d’Oro filly was bred by Gilbert Campbell in Marion County and is owned by Ocala-based Live Oak Plantation.

A $1.3 million purchase as a yearling at the 2009 Keeneland September sale, the filly is making her stakes debut.

She has started nine times over the course of her career and has three wins, including her last two.

Both of those races were allowance optional claiming races with her last coming at Laurel in November.

Trained by Graham Motion, the filly will start from the outside No. 9 post in the 1-mile dirt race.

The 4-5, short-money favorite in the race is Bold Affair. The Maryland-bred, 4-year-old daughter of Two Punch has won two straight stakes races. She also had won nine of her 15 starts and has earned more than $500,000 in purses.

Her last race, the Geisha Stakes in November, was a 1-mile test at Laurel. She led much of the way and won by four lengths.

She also won the 7-furlong Maryland Million Distaff Handicap at Laurel in October.

The Thirty Eight Go Go is scheduled for 3:55 p.m. and is race No. 8 in the program.

<p>Coastal Sunrise will try to make it two stakes wins in a row as she enters today's Letellier Memorial Stakes at Fair Grounds in New Orleans.</p><p>The 2-year-old, Florida-bred daughter of Congrats is the 5-2 favorite in the 6-furlong dirt race. She has won three of her first four races, including the Xtra Heat Stakes at Delaware Park in October. </p><p>A win in the Letellier would make it three wins in a row for the filly, which was bred by Richard Wilson. Coastal Sunrise is one of eight 2-year-old fillies in the race, including 3-1 second choice Brotherhood Singer. </p><p>The 2-year-old daughter of Dehre, Brotherhood Singer is trying for her first stakes win. She finished seventh in the Pocahontas Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs in October. </p><p>Fellow Florida-bred Irish Lute is the third choice at odds of 4-1. The daughter of Midnight Lute broke her maiden on her second try in November at Churchill Downs. She was bred and is owned by Donarra Thoroughbreds. </p><p>The Letellier is set for 4:55 p.m. and is race No. 9 in the program.</p><p>In today's $125,000 Thirty Eight Go Go Stakes at Laurel Park, Florida-bred Onepointthreekarats is the second choice at odds of 4-1. </p><p>The 4-year-old Medaglia d'Oro filly was bred by Gilbert Campbell in Marion County and is owned by Ocala-based Live Oak Plantation.</p><p>A $1.3 million purchase as a yearling at the 2009 Keeneland September sale, the filly is making her stakes debut. </p><p>She has started nine times over the course of her career and has three wins, including her last two. </p><p>Both of those races were allowance optional claiming races with her last coming at Laurel in November.</p><p>Trained by Graham Motion, the filly will start from the outside No. 9 post in the 1-mile dirt race. </p><p>The 4-5, short-money favorite in the race is Bold Affair. The Maryland-bred, 4-year-old daughter of Two Punch has won two straight stakes races. She also had won nine of her 15 starts and has earned more than $500,000 in purses.</p><p>Her last race, the Geisha Stakes in November, was a 1-mile test at Laurel. She led much of the way and won by four lengths.</p><p>She also won the 7-furlong Maryland Million Distaff Handicap at Laurel in October.</p><p>The Thirty Eight Go Go is scheduled for 3:55 p.m. and is race No. 8 in the program.</p>